Biofuels

A powerful alderman's controversial push to require most Chicago gas stations to offer fuel with higher levels of ethanol is still alive after the newly seated City Council on Wednesday exempted the measure from a routine housecleaning that wiped out most other pending legislation. Ald. Edward Burke's proposal, which Mayor Rahm Emanuel opposes, will carry over to the new council term. The proposal, backed by big agriculture and some environmental groups but opposed by big oil and small business, would make Chicago the nation's first large city to require many of its gas stations to provide pumps for fuel known as E15, which contains up to 15 percent ethanol, alongside...

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A powerful alderman's controversial push to require most Chicago gas stations to offer fuel with higher levels of ethanol is still alive after the newly seated City Council on Wednesday exempted the measure from a routine housecleaning that wiped out most...

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If the Chicago City Council moves forward with its mandate forcing Chicago gas stations to sell E15 gasoline, consumers and small-business owners could pay a hefty price.
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